Dr Romina Vivaldi (she/her)

Feeling confident and in control when they’re active boosts children’s wellbeing Autonomy, confidence and competence were stronger predictors of wellbeing than more traditional measures like deprivation or even total time spent being active.

Autonomy, confidence and competence were stronger predictors of wellbeing than more traditional measures like deprivation or even total time spent being active.

14.07.2025 18:41 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Discussing racial trauma in therapy remains tricky in the UK | BPS Interviews reveal challenges, victories, and room for improvement in the way UK therapists approach discussions of racial trauma.

In recent years, there's been a stark increase in the amount of racial harassment in the UK. But is bringing up the resulting racial trauma in therapy as simple as it should be? A new study investigates: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

06.05.2025 10:36 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

One of my dear students kindly let me know about this initiative and I have just added my signature. Would you add yours too?

30.04.2025 19:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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01.04.2025 18:15 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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13.03.2025 11:06 — 👍 7    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

The psychological complex in contemporary education policy This paper brings together work in critical psychology and network governance to build a distinctive critique of how education policy mobilises the psychological complex to reinscribe deficit accou...

Using critical psychology and network governance, we build a distinctive critique of how education policy in the UK mobilises the psy-complex to reinscribe deficit accounts of children and young people.

new paper with @tdelahunty.bsky.social available now!

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12.03.2025 09:41 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 5

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A lovely 3rd year student of mine is looking for participants for her dissertation on victimisation and masking among autistic people: CW for questions on experiences of violence. Any reshares/time much appreciated. No funding attached.

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06.02.2025 12:02 — 👍 18    🔁 27    💬 1    📌 0

Aw thanks Gina 😄. Students have amazing things to say about your work as seminar lead too x

05.12.2024 15:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Good student feedback

One student is all it takes to turn a bad day(*week) around.

05.12.2024 15:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0